59 Facts About Jurgen Klopp

Jurgen Norbert Klopp is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world.

Jurgen Klopp was initially deployed as a striker, but was later moved to defence.

Jurgen Klopp guided the club to successive UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter to secure his first – and Liverpool's sixth – title in the competition.

The following season, Jurgen Klopp won the UEFA Super Cup and Liverpool's first FIFA Club World Cup, before delivering Liverpool's first Premier League title, amassing a club record 99 points and breaking a number of top-flight records.

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Jurgen Klopp is a notable proponent of Gegenpressing, whereby the team, after losing possession, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup.

Jurgen Klopp has described his sides as playing "heavy metal" football, in reference to their pressing and high attacking output.

Jurgen Klopp has cited his main influences as Italian coach Arrigo Sacchi, and former Mainz coach Wolfgang Frank.

The importance of emotion is something Jurgen Klopp has underlined throughout his managerial career, and he has gained notoriety for his enthusiastic touchline celebrations.

Jurgen Klopp started playing for local club SV Glatten and later TuS Ergenzingen as a junior player, with the next stint at 1.

Jurgen Klopp spent most of his professional career in Mainz, from 1990 to 2001, with his attitude and commitment making him a fan-favourite.

That same year, Jurgen Klopp obtained a diploma in sports science at the Goethe University of Frankfurt, writing his thesis about walking.

Jurgen Klopp retired as Mainz 05's record goal scorer, registering 56 goals in total, including 52 league goals.

Jurgen Klopp confessed that as a player he felt more suited to a managerial role, describing himself saying "I had fourth-division feet and a first-division head".

Bundesliga, Jurgen Klopp was appointed as the club's manager on 27 February 2001 following the dismissal of Eckhard Krautzun.

Jurgen Klopp went on to win six out of his first seven games in charge, eventually finishing in 14th place, avoiding relegation with one game to spare.

Jurgen Klopp finished with a record of 109 wins, 78 draws and 83 losses.

In May 2008, Jurgen Klopp was approached to become the new manager of Borussia Dortmund.

Jurgen Klopp led the club to a sixth-place finish in his first season in charge.

The next season Jurgen Klopp secured European football as he led Dortmund to a fifth-place finish, despite having one of the youngest squads in the league.

Jurgen Klopp's side were the youngest ever side to win the Bundesliga.

Jurgen Klopp's team were drawn against Manchester City, Real Madrid and Ajax in the competition's group of death.

Jurgen Klopp admitted his annoyance at the timing of the announcement of Gotze's move, as it was barely 36 hours before Dortmund's Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid.

Jurgen Klopp later said that Dortmund had no chance of convincing Gotze to stay with Dortmund, saying, "He is a Pep Guardiola favourite".

Jurgen Klopp received a fine of €10,000 on 17 March 2014 after getting sent off from a Bundesliga match against Borussia Monchengladbach.

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Jurgen Klopp denied speculation that he was tired of the role, saying, "It's not that I'm tired, I've not had contact with another club but don't plan to take a sabbatical".

Jurgen Klopp finished with a record of 178 wins, 69 draws, and 70 losses.

On 8 October 2015, Jurgen Klopp agreed a three-year deal to become Liverpool manager, replacing Brendan Rodgers.

On 2 December 2018, Jurgen Klopp was charged with misconduct after running onto the pitch during the Merseyside derby to celebrate Divock Origi's 96th minute winning goal with goalkeeper Alisson.

Jurgen Klopp's side finished the season as runners-up to Manchester City, to whom they suffered their only league defeat of the season.

Jurgen Klopp's side finished second in their group by virtue of goals scored to qualify for the knockout phase, before drawing German champions Bayern Munich in the round of 16.

On 23 September, Jurgen Klopp was named as The Best FIFA Men's Coach for 2019, ahead of Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino.

On 28 April, Jurgen Klopp signed a two-year contract extension, extending his stay at Liverpool until 2026.

Jurgen Klopp is a notable proponent of Gegenpressing, a tactic in which the team, after losing possession of the ball, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup.

Jurgen Klopp has stated that a well-executed counter-pressing system can be more effective than any playmaker when it comes to creating chances.

Jurgen Klopp will have taken his eyes off the game to make his tackle or interception and he will have expended energy.

Jurgen Klopp himself said "I've never met Sacchi, but I learned everything I am as a coach from him and my former coach [Frank], who took it from Sacchi".

Importance of emotion is something Jurgen Klopp has underlined throughout his managerial career, saying "Tactical things are so important, you cannot win without tactical things, but the emotion makes the difference".

Jurgen Klopp believes that the players should embrace their emotions, describing how "[football is] the only sport where emotion has this big of an influence".

Ahead of the Merseyside derby in 2016, Jurgen Klopp said "The best football is always about expression of emotion".

Jurgen Klopp remains the only manager in world football with a positive head-to-head record against Guardiola.

Jurgen Klopp is often credited with pioneering the resurgence of Gegenpressing in modern football, and is regarded by fellow professional managers and players as one of the best managers in the world.

In 2016, Guardiola suggested that Jurgen Klopp could be "the best manager in the world at creating teams who attack".

Jurgen Klopp has received praise for building competitive teams without spending as much as many direct rivals, placing emphasis on sustainability over purely short-term success.

Not only has Jurgen Klopp redefined man-management in the modern era, he has established a footballing identity which each of his teams has personified.

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In 2019, the chief executive of the League Managers Association said that Jurgen Klopp had 'redefined man-management' in the modern era, and highlighted his consistency in European competitions; in Jurgen Klopp's first three European campaigns with Liverpool he was undefeated over two-legged knockout ties.

Jurgen Klopp was described by Jonathan Wilson of The Guardian as "a hugely charismatic figure who inspires players with his personality", while Vincent Hogan of the Irish Independent writes, "Not since Bill Shankly have Liverpool had a manager of such charisma".

Jurgen Klopp received criticism in 2018 for taking things 'too far' when running on to the pitch to embrace Alisson to celebrate an added time winner in the Merseyside Derby.

Jurgen Klopp could keep building great sides because, as I mentioned, players join clubs to work with managers as good as him.

Jurgen Klopp was previously wedded to Sabine and they have a son, Marc was born on 1988, and who has played for a number of German clubs including FSV Frankfurt under-19s, KSV Klein-Karben, SV Darmstadt 98, Borussia Dortmund II and the Kreisliga side VfL Kemminghausen 1925.

On 5 December 2005, Jurgen Klopp married social worker and children's writer Ulla Sandrock.

On 10 February 2021, Jurgen Klopp confirmed that his mother, Elisabeth, had died; he was unable to attend her funeral in Germany due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Jurgen Klopp is close friends with fellow manager David Wagner, first meeting each other during their playing days at Mainz and with Wagner being Klopp's Best Man at his 2005 wedding.

Jurgen Klopp is a Lutheran who has referred to his faith in public, citing the importance of his beliefs in a media interview.

Jurgen Klopp turned to religion more seriously after the death of his father, who was a Catholic, from liver cancer in 1998.

In 2005, Jurgen Klopp was a regular expert commentator on the German television network ZDF, analysing the Germany national team.

Jurgen Klopp worked as a match analyst during the 2006 World Cup, for which he received the Deutscher Fernsehpreis for "Best Sports Show" in October 2006, as well as Euro 2008.

Jurgen Klopp's term came to an end after the latter competition and he was succeeded by Oliver Kahn.

Jurgen Klopp's popularity is used in advertisements by, among others, Puma, Opel and the German cooperative banking group Volksbanken-Raiffeisenbanken.